Avalanches could jeopardize dozens of homes in Oak Creek Canyon as monsoon rains fall on areas deprived of vegetation in the Brins Fire.

Officials from the Sedona Fire Department, the Coconino County Emergency Services department and the Coconino National Forest met with residents on Monday to detail the risk and share plans to alert them of imminent danger.

The greatest dangers are in an area between Midgely Bridge on the south to Slide Rock State Park in the north, where the fire burned the hottest, wiping out vegetation that normally would hold the soil in place.

The greatest danger is in a mile-long area with Indian Gardens in the middle. There, according to maps prepared by the Burn Area Emergency Response team, a danger of both falling rocks and landslides of rock and debris are possible. Areas to the west of Encinoso Picnic Area and Manzanita Campground are at risk for debris slides.

Connie Birkland, spokeswoman for the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest, said terrain is too steep to put in any barriers or other erosion-control device. The danger is greatest during or after heavy rains, she said.

Collins recommended that residents purchase or ask for an NOAA Weather Radio. NOAA is the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, parent agency to the National Weather Service.

The Flagstaff weather office will pay close attention to the possibility of severe weather and keep track of rainfall on the affected areas. They would put alerts out over the radio.

Collins said a list also is being compiled of residents and business owners' phone numbers to facilitate communication.